Bombproof old bus to pull 6 furrows.

[Sharpy]

There you go...........

......it never caught on 'cos Ransomes 300 series ploughs were badly designed and fell apart but the idea is right and it shows what can be done.

No smoke either, so not turned up. Impressive.

 

[Pilatus]

Case Magnum 7250

 

[glasshouse]

Ford fw30
Six or eight furrs semi mounted in furrow

 

[ridger]

No smoke either, so not turned up. Impressive.

Having trouble keeping it in line though, front wheels nowhere near straight

 

[Sharpy]

Having trouble keeping it in line though, front wheels nowhere near straight

So not perfectly set up, and still managing?

 

[daveydiesel1]

This 6 furrow rev. Is it gonna have full set of discs, skimmers and hyd vari vidth and be mounted as ud need more than 150 hp to be the boss of liftin that. Be the old tail waggin the dog which long term on old kit never ends well. Diff story if buyin new and keepin it fresh

 

[yellowbelly]

So not perfectly set up, and still managing?

A bit clarty too.
Here's 2 more in better going - only 1 extra furrow apiece though for an extra 80hp.

 

[Hooby Farmer]

What about a big 8200 john deere?

 

[s~~t shoveller]

Nice 8830 Ford at Michael burdge.....

 

[Paul E]

Case 1455xl.
(If you could find one for 20 k, but it wouldn't depreciate like a modern tractor.)

 

[oil barron]

Robson Tractors

Robson Tractors for high quality used and ex-demonstration tractors, combines, handlers and farm equipment.

www.robsontractors.co.uk

Not very old. But probably more reliable than the other old Shyte talked about on this thread.

 

[Dukes Fit]

Case Magnum or a Track Marshall if it was semi mounted

 

[nick...]

What about a big 8200 john deere?

Like all classic American built deeres these make big money
nick...

 

[nick...]

What about a big 8200 john deere?

These like all USA built deeres still make big money
nick...

 

[jondear]

Go and get a 6f plough and a 100hp tractor and show us how it's done?

It won't even lift it or turn it!

 

[glasshouse]

It won't even lift it or turn it!

I used to pull dowdeswell dp 6 six fuur rev behind a ford 8240 @110hp on v heavy land

 

[KB6930]

Just a discussion that arose from the tedium of lugging 4 furrows along at 4.5mph with 100hp in a biggish field.
Hypothetically 20k ish budget, comfortable cab, realistically 150hp plus, any non exotic mainstream badge, not as old as TW 25 era. Just idly batting thoughts around, over lunch. No 40k budget for, eg 6930 etc; sooner have 2 cheaper but still capable horses in the stable for the money, bigger and smaller ones.
DD not an option, so if you are going to disturb soil at all, may as well do it cheaply in one pass with plough.
Any ideas?

Firstly which plough?

I'd blow the budget a bit get a 77/78/7920 they're a good handy tractor they look big but are very manouverable they do have a pickup hitch unlike a lot of the 8020 that are likely cheaper.

There was an old 8000 JD crawler for sale up the Edinburgh way for 23k last week on Facebook so you can get them cheap

 

[Nearly]

Mate bought a MF 6499 beast but I'd go Magnum. Red or blue.

Edit. I like the mint ones best.

 

[yellowbelly]

I'd go Magnum.

Me too

Just what you need whilst perusing this thread

 

[Gapples]

CaseIH Magnum, either a 7110/7210 or 7120/7220, they are 155hp & 180hp, more than adequate to pull a 6f semi mounted.
If you are working hills or heavy land go for the bigger option.